Are they dead yet?

17 years ago

This past winter was colder than usual. As a result my 4 year old in ground Windmill Palms was severly damaged. All of the fronds are brown and the heart pulled out. No new green growth yet. How long should I give them to recover before I consider them dead?

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mastiffhoo
17 years ago
Zone 8? what kind of temps did yall get?
earthworm73
Original Author
17 years ago
Teens & 20's at night for about a week. Worst cold in 10 years.
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mastiffhoo
17 years ago
The only way I could see those temps damaging windmills are if they were REALLY wet. Anyone else have a different idea?

Sometimes they can be slow to recover. What I did with one I had in the ground was dig it up and pot it. It made a really nice recovery. I know some do not like this method, but it worked for me. This happened 2 winters ago and the palm is now doing great.
palmmandan
17 years ago
My 7 foot windmill lost all it foliage. The main reason I think was it was enclosed with no light. After I opened up the enclosure anything that was green turned brown. Even the new fronds coming out the center. I dug it up in April and stuck it in a big pot. About three weeks ago new growth started to emerge. I never had any spear pull.